Costa Rica vs Panama: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Costa Rica
422,805 number
in 2019
Panama
466,617 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
108th
Panama rank
105th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 466,617 number against 422,805 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 43,812 number.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 108th and Panama ranks 105th of 199 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 486,191 number 129,024 number 357,166 number Costa Rica
2000s 445,597 number 137,993 number 307,604 number Costa Rica
2010s 427,437 number 366,663 number 60,774 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 466,617 number against 422,805 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Panama?
43,812 number, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 108th and Panama ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/